When I picked up my trailer from the dealer after having some accessories installed, I complained of always getting grease on myself and clothes whenever I was hitching or unhitching. The head mechanic said he uses a teflon spray. He then suggested cleaning all the grease off the ball and the weight distribution bars and then just spraying the ball and bars with Slide Out Lubricant each time before hitching up. Has anyone tried this? I looked through the archive on this subject, but didn't see any mention of teflon spray. I did see a mention of some grease that simply washes out of clothing, but don't recall the name. Any ideas for staying cleaner?

Radar - when things start to stick, we use a teflon spray but off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of it. It works really well, don't have too much residue and we keep in the TT so it's always available. Can't help with the grease that washes out though.

I've hauled trailers for many years and never used anything to lubricate. Just how much movement do you think is going on back there? Not much and I never saw any wear on the ball or hitch. Just something to get on your clothes. Get a piece of wax paper to put over the ball when hooking up if it will make you feel better. JMO

powderman426 wrote:I've hauled trailers for many years and never used anything to lubricate. Just how much movement do you think is going on back there? Not much and I never saw any wear on the ball or hitch. Just something to get on your clothes. Get a piece of wax paper to put over the ball when hooking up if it will make you feel better. JMOI had mine dry for the first year but I did get wear, then I started using grease. KNowing me the grease gets all over the place but I started using a plastic hitch cover, its not 100% but 95%. I use gloves when handling the hitch.

I wipe the ball down everytime I unhitch and then tab some grease on when it's time to hitch up again.

cm11599ps wrote:I wipe the ball down everytime I unhitch and then tab some grease on when it's time to hitch up again.Seems like a waste to be wiping off perfectly good grease.I just cover the ball with one of those quart/gallon size Ziploc bags. You can zip it up enough to where it will stay on.Only time my hitch is in the receiver is when im towing. Otherwise I pull it out so no one will walk into it. And by no one, i mean me! :S

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Tachdriver
Explorer
May 06, 2013
powderman426 wrote:
I've hauled trailers for many years and never used anything to lubricate. Just how much movement do you think is going on back there? Not much and I never saw any wear on the ball or hitch. Just something to get on your clothes. Get a piece of wax paper to put over the ball when hooking up if it will make you feel better. JMO

I had mine dry for the first year but I did get wear, then I started using grease. KNowing me the grease gets all over the place but I started using a plastic hitch cover, its not 100% but 95%. I use gloves when handling the hitch.
powderman426
Explorer
May 06, 2013
I've hauled trailers for many years and never used anything to lubricate. Just how much movement do you think is going on back there? Not much and I never saw any wear on the ball or hitch. Just something to get on your clothes. Get a piece of wax paper to put over the ball when hooking up if it will make you feel better. JMO
photonanax3
Explorer
May 06, 2013
Radar - when things start to stick, we use a teflon spray but off the top of my head, I can't remember the name of it. It works really well, don't have too much residue and we keep in the TT so it's always available.

Can't help with the grease that washes out though.

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